Neighbour Paul Barber said: "We went around to the said of the property and see the people still trapped in the property. One of out neigbours actually threw his son out of the window on to a mattress to get him to safety and a couple of other people ran around to get some ladders, to put up to property for people to climb out of."

A neighbour has described the moment he spotted a 'big glow' next door before he heard people scream "there's a fire, get out" in a blaze that claimed three lives in Derbyshire in the early hours of this morning.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) said that two people at the property affected by the fire and a further three residents from adjacent flats had been able to escape. One fire appliance was sent after the service was initially called at 3.59am to a car fire on North Street.

A further three were mobilised following a call two minutes later reporting the house fire.
A DFRS spokeswoman said: "Tragically one male, one female and a female infant were unable to escape the fire and have been pronounced dead at the scene.
"Our thoughts and sympathies go out to the family and friends of the deceased."

Neighbours of the house which caught fire this morning, killing three people, have described how they battled to help those stuck inside before emergency services arrived.

One man, who did not wish to be named, told the Derby Telegraph: "There were about 20 of us fetching ladders to reach the floors and we managed to get some people out."

Meanwhile John Dunkley, a watch manager with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, tweeted: "Terrible night shift. Thoughts with all personnel from all emergency services involved at Langley Mill this morning."